Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-18
THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
Tho second Days Session OF the Important
Gathering at Waco.

WACO, TEX, March 15.-At the second
days session of the Prohibition non-po-
| litiCal convention the committee on plan
of work submitted the following report,
which was adopted, and the convention
adjourned sine die:
l. That we make this campaign as
citizens of Texas, without reference 0
race, party politics, religious distinctions
or temperance societies, as suCn, leaving
to all organizations, moral or religious,
to adopt their own methods of helping in
this great conflict
>. That there shall be a state central
committee appointed by this body to
which shall be referred the management
of the campaign. That we include under
the term management all questions of
finance, literature, general organization,
state C2nVasserS-in word whatever is
necessary to the prosecution Of the work.
3. That this central committee may be
representative of al sections of the state,
it shall be composed of the following
named citizens, to-Wit:
Judge D. NJ. Prendergast of Limestone,
Colonel James L. Miller of Bell, Judge
NJ. Fleming of Albany, Judge J G.. Mat
thews of Lampasas, Judge H 0 Head of
Sherman, j. S. McLendOn of Robertson,
|. n. Roach of WeGtherfOrd, Fl. w. Light
foot, Esq, of Lamar, Thomas W DOdd of
Laredo, w K Holman, Esq, of Caldwell,
Thomas r Bonner of Tyler, Rev. G. W.
Briggs of Galveston, Colonel L. B. Par
rott of Waco, DR.. +. M L.w of Bryan,
W. B. Ward Of Jefferson, Judge T. L.
Nugent of Erath, w. o.. Reeve, Esq,
Of Palestine, Judge w. W. Weather.
head of Sabine, Hon. Harry
Haynes of Washington, A. A. johnson of
TaTrant, W. H. BROKER of Bexar, T. N.
Jones of Smith, Colonel W. B. benson of
Galveston, g. w Baines, Jr., of FL P8SO,
A. Grant of Travis, Judge j. V. COckrell
of Jones, B. f. Rogers of Anderson, Il.
G. White, Esq OF Collin, D. Matthier
of Guadalupe, Hon. Edwin Hobby of
Polk, II. c. Furguson, E.q, OF
Denton, Judge w. H. Ford of Jasper,
Judge james G. Wilson of Karnes, James
B. Dibbrell Of Guadalupe, Rev. A. r
Griggs Of Dallas, G. II. Yoakum of Hunt,
General R. NJ. Geno of Dallas, L. ".
Folts of Austin, Hon. John Townes of
Georgetown, X. NJ. Van Zandt of Fort
Worth, A. j. Rose of SaIado, Colonel
Martin of Colorado City.
1. That the headquarters of this COM
mittee be at Waco, with the following
local members: Thomas Moore, Esq, j.
NJ. Anderson, Esq + A. Jones, Esq, j.
B. Cranfl, j. c. Stephenson, W. [. Bar
rett, DR.. J. C.. j. King, DR.. B. H Car
r Il, chairman of central committee, T
A. Blair, Esq, Z. J. Gurley, Esq.
q 5. That the central committee be en-
powered to fill vacancies and make such
additions or other changes as CirCum-
stances may require.
6. That the committee shall meet at its
headquarters az least once q month dur
ing the canvass; and in order to secure 8
full attendance, that all members of the
committee outside of Waco be allowed
travelling expenses incurred in attending
the monthly or stated meetings.
7. That the central committee shall Sc
lect an executive committee, consisting
of the local members of said committee
at the headquarters, and OF such others as
they may deem necessary. This executive
committee shall have power TO carry on
the work during the intervals between
monthly meetings., under such instruc-
tiOns as the central committee may i'm
pose, at the stated meetings.; and that all
such work shall be reported to the next
stated meeting thereafter.
s. The central committee shall hold q
session at the close of this convention
and send out an address to the people of
Texas, setting forth the nature and issues
of the canvass, and suggesting the best
methods of work.
9. That this address may cover ell the
ground necessary, all plans of the work
and resolutions relating thereto be re-
terred to the central committee.
10. WereCommend that there be county
organizations, with county executive
committees having control of the county
canvass, under the direction of the CEN
trail committee.
After the convention adjourned the
campaign fund was increased to over
$4,000 by taking up colleu ton in an
immense mass meeting into which the
convention resolved itself. DR.. Cranfill
introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, that the Prohibition state
convention tender its thanks to the Waco
Day, Waco Examiner, Dallas News,
Waco Advance and Fort Worth GAZETTE
for their very full and fair reports of the
convention. Adopted.
A motion was offered as follows:
Resolved, that this convention tender
its heartfelt sympathy to the WOmsn's
Christian Temperance Union of Texas, |
and earnestly invoke its WhoIe-souled CO.
operation in the campaign.
A resolution was adopted thanking
Waco for its hospitality and kindness.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Clardy of San Antonio
made q pathetic speech pledging the |
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of |
the state to do It's full dety.
The above report of the Prohibition |
convention was unsvoidably crowded out |
of yesterdays issue of THE GAZETTE
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